Criminal
Girardi in federal custody for tests starting Jan. 7
By Devon Belcher
Disbarred and convicted attorney Tom Girardi, 85, is to be flown to federal facility in North Carolina for 30 days of evaluati...
Judges and Judiciary
Senate confirms last 2 Biden judges for California
By Craig Anderson
U.S. Magistrate Judge Benjamin J. Cheeks and Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Serena R. Murillo were approved on partis...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Venue for state's insulin lawsuit remains uncertain
By Skyler Romero
The case against pharmaceutical companies, filed by California's attorney general, has flipped between state and federal court...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Invisalign maker accused of colluding to 'destroy' competitor
By Wisdom Howell
The complaint, filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court, accuses Align Technology Inc., the American Dental Association, and...
Obituaries
Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Richard Quiñones dies while surfing in Malibu
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Aug. 13, 1969 -- Dec. 18, 2024
Civil Litigation
Shegerian awarded $3.9M in fees against UC Regents
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Shegerian & Associates deserve $3.9 million in fees for discrimination lawsuit against UC Regents, judge says, but Regents...
Government, Criminal, Civil Litigation
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Judges and Judiciary
Los Angeles County judge confirmed to federal bench
By Craig Anderson
Judge Serena R. Murillo became the second California judge confirmed to a federal court seat on Friday, as the Senate moved sw...
Judges and Judiciary
Senate confirms judge to San Diego federal court
By Craig Anderson
U.S. Magistrate Judge Benjamin J. Cheeks' confirmation was one of several the Senate is rushing through in the final days of ...
Civil Rights
Paraplegic doctor wins $7.4M for inadequate residential parking
By Devon Belcher
The defense argued the complex's management "responded quickly as possible to demands" and there was evidence the plaintiff wa...
Criminal
LA County prosecutors say case supporting 3 Strikes Law now moot
By Skyler Romero
The Los Angeles County prosecutors' union asked the state Supreme Court to take judicial notice that the dispute in a lawsuit ...
Immigration, Constitutional Law
State's immigrant protections likely to face federal blowback
By Malcolm Maclachlan
One expert says Bonta is trying to navigate a "fine line" between helping immigrants who entered illegally and provoking the i...
Contracts
Wells Fargo earned 'billions' on fees before refunds, lawsuit says
By Wisdom Howell
A federal judge allowed to proceed a putative class action against Wells Fargo that claims it earned "billions" in profits fro...
Entertainment & Sports
Judge mulls Variety's anti-SLAPP motion against Coppola
By Skyler Romero
Director Francis Ford Coppola sued the magazine for defamation over a July article covering claims about his behavior on the s...
Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit reverses selective prosecution ruling for accused arsonists
By Craig Anderson
It is the second time within months that the circuit has reversed a Central District of California judge's dismissal of crimin...
Criminal
Girardi to get another mental evaluation, sentence delayed
By Devon Belcher
Although U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton earlier ruled that Girardi was mentally competent to aid in his defense at tr...
Labor/Employment
Workers' comp attorneys welcome review of appeal delays
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state Supreme Court will take on the question of so-called "grant for study" case extensions, when the board grants a requ...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
LA County's opioid claims against Express Scripts, OptumRx to proceed
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The County of Los Angeles sued Express Scripts Inc. and OptumRx last year, claiming that they worked with drug manufacturers t...
Criminal
Observers think Girardi will get prison sentence, even if he doesn't serve it
By Devon Belcher
Friday's scheduled sentence hearing could be delayed as Tom Girardi's federal public defenders argued that the 85-year old's p...
Intellectual Property, Corporate
Plaintiff asks judge to increase jury award against Phillips 66 by $1.2B
By Wisdom Howell
The jury found two months ago that Phillips 66 Company "willfully and maliciously" misappropriated trade secrets of Propel, a ...
Torts/Personal Injury
Fresno jury awards $55M in wrongful death from reversing truck
By Skyler Romero
The amount far outstrips an offer of some $275,000 to the victim's wife and son by Calabasas-based Crusader Insurance Company,...
Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports
KISS loses summary judgment motion against hairstylist
By Skyler Romero
Los Angeles County Judge Armen Tamzarian rejected arguments by the band and management that the plaintiff was an independent c...
Santa Barbara Judge faces ethics proceedings by state commission
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The Commission on Judicial Performance said that the alleged misconduct took place between 2018 and 2020, while Carrozzo was ...
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Environmental & Energy
Plaintiffs who sued Chiquita Canyon Landfill last year welcome LA County
By Devon Belcher
Los Angeles County's lawsuit aims to secure a federal judge's order requiring the landfill's owners to accelerate containment ...
Labor/Employment
State micromanaging apprentices' work, trade groups argue
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Several organizations sued the California Department of Industrial Relations, claiming its Apprenticeship Council overstepped ...
Intellectual Property
OpenAI seeks dismissal of lawsuit over copyrights
By Wisdom Howell
OpenAI's legal team argued in their motion that the plaintiffs' three state law claims -- unjust enrichment and unfair competi...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
House passes bill to make temporary judgeships permanent
By Craig Anderson
The bill - the Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act - passed the House 390-0 on Monday after being approved by the Senate on a ...
Labor/Employment
Disney OKs historic $233M wage and hour settlement
By Skyler Romero
"Plaintiffs have obtained in settlement an amount that will make the entire plaintiff class whole, with 10% interest, as well ...
Civil Litigation
Lawsuit aims to stop Long Beach oil storage increase
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The complaint claims that the port authorities attempted to expedite the project through a negative declaration under the Cali...